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...second day of the Con was spent weaving through the booths and unsuccessfully trying to see Angelina Jolie present scenes from the up-coming "Tomb Raider" sequel. Frankly, I didn't mind the non-comics aspect of the show. Anyone with an interest in pop-culture sub-genres, like myself, will find a blissful smile uplift their face in the presence of so much "junk." G.I. Joe dolls in action poses, Simpsons dioramas and full-scale sculptures of creatures from the Lord of Rings movies get museum-like attention. And why shouldn't they? Andy Warhol, who you can easily...
...will teach the East African languages of Swahili—previously the only sub-Saharan African language offered by the department—as well as Gikuyu, a language in which he is an expert...
...agricultural subsidies have reduced African exports of milk products by 90 percent, livestock by almost 70 percent and non-grain crops by 50 percent. Without European tariffs, the Food Policy Research Institute, a Washington-based group that focuses on food needs in developing countries, estimates that agricultural exports of sub-Saharan Africa would double and the average annual income would increase by 13 percent per person. These effects are even more striking when visualized on an individual level. Almost 70 percent of Africans below the Sahara live in rural villages and work on the land. The average income is less...
...most advanced of the 80 malaria-vaccine candidates now in development, of which 16 are in clinical trials. In earlier tests, GSK's drug was found safe and able to generate an immune response in both adults and children. But malaria, which claims the life of at least one sub-Saharan African child every minute, is notoriously quick to develop drug-resistant strains. The disease is caused by a parasite, rather than a virus or bacterium - and no vaccine has ever been developed for a human disease caused by a parasite. Still, genome sequencing and other advances are fueling hopes...
...parents are in the midst of a divorce at her mother's behest. Exhausted and possibly addicted to pills, she leaves the care of her two adopted, mentally disabled adult children mostly in Raina's hands. It's a testament to Thompson's intelligence as a storyteller that this sub-portrait becomes as fascinating as the main story. Raina's parent's difficulties have a parallel to Craig's own struggles . Raina describes them as "idealistic at first, but without enough strength to carry through with their commitment...